CORRECT: Stocks up amid "lack of escalation" on tariffs
2nd May 2025 08:02
(Clarifies that NatWest's operating costs were lower in the first quarter, not higher.) Read More
(Clarifies that NatWest's operating costs were lower in the first quarter, not higher.) Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 was called higher on Friday, after the Chinese government suggested it is open to dialogue with Washington on trade policy. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
NCC Group PLC - Manchester, England-based cybersecurity company - Agrees a new four-year GBP120 million multi-currency revolving credit facility with a GBP50 million uncommitted accordion option, provided by a syndicate of National Westminster Bank PLC, HSBC UK Bank PLC, Barclays Bank PLC and Santander UK PLC. This replaces NCC's previous GBP162.5 million facility, which was due to expire December 22, 2026. The new facility will expire April 28, 2029. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 extended its winning streak to nine days, its best run since 2019, as investors weighed earnings and the latest developments in global trade talks. Read More
(Alliance News) - The chair of NatWest Group PLC said it has "fixed the issues of the past" and thanked UK taxpayers for their "intervention and support" as the bank nears a return to private ownership, 16 years after being bailed out by the UK government. Read More
(Alliance News) - J Sainsbury PLC on Thursday vowed to defend its market share as it forecast profits will flatline in the current financial year. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
BHP Group Ltd - Melbourne, Australia-based miner - Chair Ross McEwan buys 10,000 shares at AUD34.15, worth AUD341,537, about USD212,805, on Wednesday. McEwan, the former chief executive officer of National Australia Bank Ltd and Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, now NatWest Group PLC, has been a BHP board member for a year and took over the chair from Ken MacKenzie last week. Read More
(Alliance News) - London is called to open lower on Thursday, as the market digests the latest US tariff targeting the automobile industry, and ahead of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's appearance at a summit in Paris on Ukraine ceasefire talks. Read More
(Alliance News) - Nigel Farage has agreed to settle his debanking dispute with NatWest Group PLC nearly two years after a row over the closure of his accounts, which culminated in the resignation of the lending giant's chief executive. Read More
(Alliance News) - eEnergy Group PLC on Wednesday said it has launched SolarLife, a strategic expansion of its service offering designed to drive long-term recurring revenue. Read More
NatWest Group PLC - Edinburgh-based bank - UK Treasury has 3.95% stake in NatWest as of Monday, down from 4.82% previously, NatWest says in a stock exchange filing on Tuesday. The new holding follows the sale of 69.9 million shares since the last filing on March 13, when the UK government stake was down from 5.93%. The share sales are part of a trading plan that has been in place since July 2021. The government at one point had owned 84% of NatWest following a taxpayer bailout of what was then Royal Bank of Scotland Group during the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009. As recently as 2018, the Treasury held a 62% stake in NatWest, but it has been selling this down progressively since. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Temple Bar Investment Trust PLC on Friday raised its dividend after reporting an improved net asset value, as NatWest Group PLC, Barclays PLC and Standard Chartered PLC contributed strongly to the portfolio in 2024. Read More
NatWest Group PLC - Edinburgh, Scotland-based bank - The UK government reduces its stake in NatWest to 4.82% on Wednesday from 5.93%, NatWest says in a stock exchange filing on Thursday. This reduced stake follows the UK's Treasury's sale of 88.9 million NatWest shares, worth about GBP392.0 million, since its last notification on February 28. The share sales are part of the trading plan that has been in place since July 2021. The UK government had owned 84% of NatWest following a taxpayer bailout of what was then Royal Bank of Scotland Group during the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009. As recently as 2018, the government held a 62% stake in NatWest, but it has been selling this down progressively since. Read More